The Balrog of Moria by woodhurst
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ok ,this one was a super-quickie, spent maybe 5 hours on at in all, but a picture Ive been wanting to do for like a year...
sorry, not much to it---rendered in bryce, and then painted over in PS.
the quote is from The fellowship of the Ring, its short but powerful.
the balrog was made from vandalar's "Abyssal Lords" I edited the texture and added clays volumetric fire. I spent a while modeling the great hall in the background but it ended up being less significant than I wanted.
comments welcome...
Jordan
Comments (23)
amethyss
Sure glad you got around to it.Spectacularism!
Demonika
This is bloody excellent work! I'm a huge Tolkien fan and you've got the Balrog down perfectly. I love the skewed POV and the postwork is spectacular. Congratulations on an absolutely brilliant piece of work.
EngleWolf
fantastic fire effect!! and excellent camera angle too!!! Just awesome work here !!! :o)
danamo
Hey ,this is some excellent work Woodhurst! I loved the visualization of the Balrog in "LOTR" parts 1 & 2, and you've done a wonderful rendition of him here.
orbital
Superb work, you've nailed it!
terra-man
Stunning work, nice sence of movement, thanks to the overpaint!
Yoro
Nearly more threatening than the original one ;-). Wonderful artwork, excellent.
Gog
Superb image I'm another LOTR fan (the book more then the films if you know what I mean:-) ) Great work and very cool for only 5 hours
jane21x
nice work!
SevenOfEleven
Looks great for 5 hours.
lemonjim
hard to make a beast out of fire and smoke? not for woodhurst! I especially like the excellent composition and camera arrangement.
mapicus
I like this one more than the original. Your's has more live . XLT. Work !!!
reflash
Excellent piece! I like the POV - as if seen through the eyes of terrified prey. Great job!
mloates
Thud...excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor! Excellent art, and a well-deserved vote!
RodsArt
Great Balrog! (Q-e or not);)
grind
Not much to it??? 5 hours??? Legendary! Superb work. vote
kennyliu
This is cool! Very nice fire effect!
catlin_mc
For a quicky it's excellent Jordan. I love the story and this is a wonderful rendition bringing the character to life. 8)
alvinylaya
Whoa awesome! I love it! Which reminds me, the 3rd one coming up soon! Truly awesome!!!
Daz1971
Very awesome work! Especially for only 5 hours. All of your LOTR work is fantastic. You are truly the master of the Rings.
garyandcatherine
Holy cow! Looks like a nightmare come to life. Your flame and smoke work is outstanding.
Digimon
Left. Nice energy in this one, and the blurring gives us that wall of heat feel. Nice!!!
RevNook
One word says it all...WOW!